and just flip back and forth watching batters swing and miss at high rates.
Not every starter tonight is in the upper echelon, though. Jeff Locke and Jeremy Guthrie are both on the mound. Locke’s facing

in short: I wouldn't worry right now.9:26Comment From JaackFun Barry Bonds fact of the day: Barry Bonds ranks sixth among all players in Fangraphs fielding runs, after only Brooks Robinson, Andruw Jones

this season, there have also been some bright spots. Among them has to be the offensive contributions of Adam Jones so far this season. Stardom has long been predicted for Jones, who is just 25 years old

in it. It left many Braves privately infuriated, and at least one publicly steamed.
``I'm so damn mad I can't even see right now,'' Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. ``I know I swung at a couple

the middle. Some other names in his vicinity: Adam Jones, Mike Napoli, Adrian Beltre, and Aramis Ramirez. If Abreu had a weakness in there, it wasn't often exploited.
There are also some other indicators

was worth 26.8 WAR, 20th in baseball history. Names around him include Evan Longoria, Barry Bonds, David Wright and Andruw Jones. He was worth 5.5 WAR per 600 plate appearances, 58th in baseball history

be confident in projections a few years off, the Orioles have reason to hope they could still have a pretty strong core a few seasons down the road.
Adam Jones is there for a while. He's locked in and he's

double? The fly ball hung up forever. To be honest, Adam Jones probably should've caught it. Instead, he fumbled with it on the bounce, and continued forward with the ball into the wall. He was at just

. The position has been something of a trouble spot, and on Wednesday the White Sox addressed said trouble spot by agreeing to terms with Jeff Keppinger. Word is it's a three-year contract worth something

' aging curves is knowing when to consider them elite. Several hitters who are playing right now appear to be sure-fire hall-of-famers — just as long as their careers don't do an Andruw Jones nose-dive

with adrenaline. Verlander and Parnell topped out at 101.5. But Henry Rodriguez topped out around 101. Nate Jones topped out around 101. Trevor Rosenthal topped out around 101, and he's staying as a reliever

to second by a walk. After Adam Jones struck out, Nelson Cruz came up, and he knocked the first pitch he saw into left field, for a base hit. As Markakis stepped on third, the Orioles' win expectancy rose

Garrett Jones. LaRoche might cost too much for the Padres, and also the Pirates, and the Tigers are going to try to re-sign Victor Martinez. Pieces shift around and pieces start to look better over time

, then there will be a dead zone in the middle2:05Comment From BrandonHi Jeff 2:05Jeff Sullivan: Hi Brandon!2:05Comment From Only potatoesMissed your Chat this morning; Tell me good thing about Christian

. Then imagine nestling your face into the broad, camouflaged shoulder of Larry Wayne Jones, as the frigid wind whips past and faces gape from stranded cars. If you can capture that feeling, reader, then you have

. The guests are indolently drunken, somnambulant, gassy. Still, we lift our eyes and murmur a prayer for one last feast day, commemorating the sleeping giant, the man who lived: Jeff Heath.
Life: Heath

for the Toronto Blue Jays and while I was fully expecting Chipper Jones to break his (insert body part here) on his first on-deck circle practice swing, it's clear that the geezer doesn't want to go on the cart

, but they’re joined by the likes of Sam Fuld and backup catchers Jose Lobaton and Robinson Chirinos. The latest to catch the injury bug is big right-handed starter Jeff Niemann.
Niemann was pulled from